Silentiary

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  • n. A person who keeps silent, especially from religious motives
  • n. An official at any of several courts who maintained silence
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. One appointed to keep silence and order in court; also, one sworn not to divulge secrets of state.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. One appointed to keep silence and order, especially in a court of justice or a public assembly.
  • n. A privy councilor; one sworn not to divulge secrets of state: as, Paul the Silentiary (Paulus Silentiarius), an officer of Justinian's court.
    • Word Usage
    "A similar supplication of Ælurus to Leo, sent by the silentiary Diomede, is mentioned by Anastasius Sin."
     
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